Bruno’s layered harmonies and ad-libs are distinct and crisp.
As the album's centerpiece ballad, this track pays direct homage to the slow jams of New Edition and Keith Sweat. The track relies heavily on linear dynamics, starting with a solo DX7-style electric piano and building to a massive vocal climax. The high-resolution format beautifully captures the subtle breath control in Mars's vocal delivery before opening up for the soaring, uncompressed synthesizer solo at the bridge. 5. "Calling All My Lovelies" Bruno Mars - 24k Magic -2016- -24-96 FLAC-
An absolute highlight for testing mid-bass response. The track relies on a looping synth-bass pattern. In 24-96, the track exhibits incredible rhythm and timing (PRaT), making it impossible not to move to the beat. Bruno’s layered harmonies and ad-libs are distinct and
What do you prefer for high-res playback? The track relies on a looping synth-bass pattern
He heard the reverb tail on Bruno’s voice, a silvery echo bouncing off the imaginary walls of a 2016 recording studio that no longer existed. He heard the backing vocalists—Philip, Brody, and Kameron—not as a chorus, but as three individual men standing in a semicircle, shuffling their feet on a carpet. He heard the faint squeak of a piano stool during the pre-chorus, a ghost of a live performance in a meticulously polished track.
: Captures double the frequency range of a standard CD. This gives the upper-harmonic frequencies of the synthesizers room to breathe without digital harshness.